Cursos / 2º Ciclo / Faculty of Law :: Criminology
METODOLOGIAS E TÉCNICAS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO - 2016/2017
1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 7.5
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Fátima Rodrigues
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Fátima Rodrigues
Class type and School hours
Teórico-prática : 1 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
To know the steps of the research process.
To understand the concepts of qualitative and quantitative research in criminology.
To know the procedures for the construction of research instruments.
To understand the processes of analysis and interpretation of data.
Specific Aims/Objectives
To show how to plan a research project;
To describe each stage of an investigation;
To iIdentify, characterize and distinguish the methods and techniques of qualitative and quantitative research;
To present the conceptual basis for the design and construction of different tools for collecting and analyzing data.
Skills to be acquired
To recognize the specificities of scientific knowledge and its usefulness to improve the intervention in the area of criminology;
To know how to collect empirical and theoretical information needed to initiate a research;
To be able to formulate a solid problematic and to identify the most effective methods for responding to it;
To develop a critical sense in relation to the literature and the results of research;
To know strategies / models for the construction of instruments for collecting and analyzing data.
Teaching Procedures
The lectures will be expository in which the professor will present the program content provided. Part of the classes will be reserved for the resolution of practical exercises and guidance of a practical assignment for the application of knowledge acquired throughout the semester in this course .
Programme
1.The scientific research and its application to Criminology.
2 Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodologies: framework
3. Qualitative Research.
- Theoretical and epistemological framework.
- Data collection: interviews, observation, documentary analysis.
4. Quantitative Research
- Theoretical and epistemological framework;
- Data collection: general notions.
5. Basic notions for the construction of models of data analysis.
Evaluation Type
The continuous evaluation will take into account exercises performed in class and a research work to be carried out during the semester.
Teaching Resources
Books and scientific articles;
Movies, documentaries, and websites.
Instruments of technological mediation for non-attendance monitoring (e-mail and
Moodle platform);
Equipment: table and projector.
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Research methodologies for criminology;
Criminology
Main Bibliography
Author | PIQUERO, Alex e WEISBURD, David |
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Title | Handbook of quantitative criminology |
Edition | 1ª |
Place | Nova Iorque |
Editor | Springer |
Year | 2010 |
Author | HAGAN, Frank E. |
Title | Research methods in criminal justice and criminol |
Edition | 1ª |
Place | Boston |
Editor | Allyn and Bacon |
Year | 2006 |
Author | COLTON, David, COVERT Robert W. |
Title | Designing and Constructing Instruments for Social |
Place | São Francisco |
Editor | Jossey-Bass |
Year | 2007 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | QUIVY, Raymons e CAMPENHOUDT, Luc Van |
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Title | Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais |
Edition | 5ª |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Gradiva |
Year | 2008 |
Author | MAXFIELD, Michael G. |
Title | Basics of Research Methods for Criminal Justice an |
Edition | 1ª |
Place | Belmont |
Editor | Wadsworth |
Year | 2006 |